Is Margaret Road in Oxford a nice place to live?

Margaret Road is classified by the ONS as Inner City Ethnic Mix. Margaret Road is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Margaret Road is located in the Quarry and Risinghurst ward of the Oxford district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.757566, -1.203413
Grid Ref SP550068
Suburb Risinghurst
Constituency Oxford East
Postcodes OX3 8NB, OX3 8NG, OX3 8NH, OX3 8NJ, OX3 8NQ

House Prices

The average house price in Margaret Road is 63.95% lower than the rest of Oxford. The last sale we have on record is WOOLDRIDGE COURT Margaret Road, that sold for £348,000. The average house price in Oxford is £600,557 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Margaret Road

Date No. Type Price
28/10/2022 WOOLDRIDGE COURT Flat £348,000
05/10/2022 WOOLDRIDGE COURT Flat £350,000
05/08/2022 WOOLDRIDGE COURT Flat £307,500
30/09/2021 WOOLDRIDGE COURT Flat £326,000
19/06/2020 70 Semi £500,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Margaret Road, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Margaret Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Margaret Road and compared that to the average for the Quarry and Risinghurst ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Margaret Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Quarry and Risinghurst ward

Social economic statistics for Margaret Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Margaret Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Margaret Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Margaret Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Margaret Road are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Margaret Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Margaret Road are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Margaret Road are in the top 10% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Margaret Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Margaret Road are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Margaret Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Margaret Road.

Unemployment in Margaret Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.59% of Margaret Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Margaret Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Margaret Road. The proportion of retirees on Margaret Road is 3.06% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.54% of Margaret Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Margaret Road

The proportion of home owners on Margaret Road is 11.95% higher than the national average of 62%. 24.37% of properties in Margaret Road are private rented and 0.84% are social rented.
73.95% of residents of Margaret Road own their home

Country of Birth of Margaret Road residents

The proportion if Margaret Road residents born in the UK is 8.92% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 26.27% of Margaret Road residents were born outside the UK.
73.73% of Margaret Road residents were born in the UK

Margaret Road Summary

Margaret Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Margaret Road maybe difficult.

Margaret Road has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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